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Burlington, Ont.—Oct. 18, 2017 — The City of Burlington climbed 30 spots on the Open Cities Index results to be included in the 2017 results published by the Public Sector Digest (PSD) in partnership with Canada’s Open Data Exchange (ODX).
The Open Cities Index launched in 2015 as Canada’s first study to benchmark municipal open data initiatives across the country. The 2015 edition of the Open Cities Index included 34 of Canada’s largest municipalities....
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Burlington, Ont . – Oct. 17 2017 — In co-operation with Halton Region Health Department, the City of Burlington is reminding residents to protect themselves and their pets from the threat of rabies.
Since Oct. 4, 2016, there have been 11 confirmed cases of raccoon strain rabies found in three skunks and eight raccoons in Burlington. The most recent case was this week when a raccoon near Aldershot was found to have rabies.
About rabies Rabies is a viral...
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Burlington, Ont.—Oct. 13, 2017— A group of First Nations’ dancers led the celebration today as three levels of government broke ground for the construction to transform Joseph Brant Museum.
The current Joseph Brant Museum is a 1937 replica of the house Mohawk native Joseph Brant, Thayendanegea, built on a 1798 Crown land grant. A modern addition to the museum will be built into the grassy area under the current museum.
The expansion by contractor Aquicon...
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Burlington, Ont.—Oct. 11, 2017 — The City of Burlington invites residents to celebrate the official ribbon-cutting of new public artwork at the corner of Plains and Waterdown Roads at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.
The public art piece helps beautify Plains Road in the Aldershot community.
The sculpture, Crescendo (Rising Wave), was created by artist Lilly Otasevic to represent a contemporary and historic Aldershot Village. The theme of Crescendo links...
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